Physicalism - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

25 pages of comprehensive notes covering everything students need to know for the Self, Death and Afterlife topic in AQA Philosophy, Religion and Ethics. It covers: - Monism and Dualism - Nature and existence of the soul (Plato, Aristotle) - Descartes’ Argument for the Existence of a Soul, including issues, properties of the body and mind/soul, problems with Descartes’ Dualism (Ghost in the machine, Problems with the Idea of Soul Substance (Hume’s Criticisms)) - Relationship Bet...

The most sophisticated computing device in the (known) universe is Brain Which of these would not be considered part of 'Cognition'? Digestion Historically, Artificial Intelligence has been least successful at tasks that require Flexible Thinking Dramatic recent progress in artificial intelligence is largely based on computer programs that can learn rather than being programmed Idealism Physicalism Dualism Neutral monism Only the mind exists Only body Both mind and body exist sepa...

Course notes were taking in the Spring of 2023 for David Alexanders philosophy 201 course. These notes cover The Mind and go over different theories from different philosophers.

A compilation of questions and answers for all short Metaphysics of mind potential exam questions - from the AQA Philosophy specification

All notes from A-Level Philosophy Paper 2 (Metaphysics of Mind) including: - Substance dualism - Physicalist theories - Functionalism - Property dualism - All possible short questions

This document includes notes about the hard-problem of mind and body. It discusses Descartes, Behaviouralism, Identity Theory, Functionalism and property dualism and includes notes on the relevant readings as well

The present essay looks at the ongoing mind-body debate introduced to Western philosophy by Descartes. It focuses primarily on physicalism; more precisely on the mind-brain identity theory. Essay Level 7, Referencing style: Harvard

An essay plan answering ' Is Mind Brain Type Identity Theory Convincing?' It is designed for the AQA Philosophy A-Level 25 Marks. All essays are Band 5 and above. The essays largely follow the recommended RICE (Reason, Issue, Counterexample and Evaluation). Introduction and Conclusion are not included. Statement of Intent Included. The purpose of this document is to have 3 detailed arguments.

An essay plan answering ' Is Philosophical Behaviourism Convincing?' It is designed for the AQA Philosophy A-Level 25 Marks. All essays are Band 5 and above. The essays largely follow the recommended RICE (Reason, Issue, Counterexample and Evaluation). Introduction and Conclusion are not included. Statement of Intent Included. The purpose of this document is to have 3 detailed arguments.

An essay plan answering ' Is Eliminative Materialism Convincing/Is Folk Psychology Convincing?' It is designed for the AQA Philosophy A-Level 25 Marks. All essays are Band 5 and above. The essays largely follow the recommended RICE (Reason, Issue, Counterexample and Evaluation). Introduction and Conclusion are not included. Statement of Intent Included. The purpose of this document is to have 3 detailed arguments.